One of the young men went out into the field to gather herbs and came back with a pocketful of wild gourds. He shredded them and put them into the pot without realizing they were poisonous.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A wild vine - This was not a true wild vine, whose fruit is harmless even if not very palatable, but rather some other climbing plant with t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Elisha among the sons of the prophets at Gilgal during the famine.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And one went out into the fields to gather herbs
To put into the pottage, the gardens affording none in this time of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There was a famine of bread, but not of hearing the word of God, for Elisha had the sons of the prophets sitting before him, to hear his wisdom. El…